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HILLTOPICS Volume 52 Issue 6 May 2017 Student Publication since
1965
What a Finale
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Aladdin Hits SLS Stage3
By: Eric Howard
FUN ON THE HILL
By: Joseph HableIt All Adds Up
Friends from Across the World By: Wilson BurgeThe audience
quieted down, then the stage curtains opened,
lights lit the stage, and the actors were ready to perform. This
year’s school musical commenced on Thursday, May 4th, at St.
Lawrence Seminary as the students and many teachers and staff
watched the dress rehearsal. The public performances contin-ued
through the weekend of May 5th-7th. Although many enjoy gathering
to watch these performances, few typically acknowl-edge the amount
of effort that goes into making each produc-tion a success.
Director Mrs. Margie Buelow led this year’s mu-sical, along with
set and prop manager Mr. Gary Buelow, and co-assistant directors,
Mr. Antonio Trinidad and Mrs. Heather Winter. Mr. John Ahlstrom
also worked with the cast members on their singing and the pit
orchestra on accompanying them. Through their work and that of the
actors, the show took to the stage fully prepared to wow
audiences.
In the first couple of weeks of March, Mrs. Buelow an-nounced
the musical that St. Lawrence would be performing. Every year SLS
alternates from performing musicals to plays to keep some
variation, and this year St. Lawrence chose a well-known musical:
Aladdin. The play followed the classic Disney animated film, but
with a little twist, it was a bilingual version. In this version a
young street kid named Aladdin makes a wish to become a prince, all
for the love of Princess Jasmine of Agra-bah, just like the film.
However, Jafar, who is the Sultan’s right-hand man, made a wish
(with the help of a genie) that the city
would be divided by a Spanish and English language barrier,
making it impossible for everyone to communicate with each other.
However, the cast included four Royal Translators who helped ensure
the audience understood what was going on in both English and
Spanish.
Performing this musical was a harder task than many imag-ined.
Junior Teddy Le, one of the Royal Translators, stated, “The
production was a lot more work than I expected. Through-out the
practices, I just hoped that when the production came around, it
would all pay off.” Indeed, many of the members of the cast, stage
crew, and auditorium work crew, sacrificed much free time and
evening study halls in order to ensure this year’s musical
success.
The show was a success in part because of the hard work of a
talented group of actors. Playing Aladdin was senior Mitch-ell
Yeakley, along with his trusty sidekick Abu, played by se-nior
Martin Vu. The genie was portrayed by senior Humberto Huerta and
the Sultan by senior Timothy Nguyen. The villain Jafar was cleverly
acted by junior Max Eliason, and his pet bird Iago was played by
freshman Dominic Nguyen. Jasmine was brought to life by Cassandra
Washington and her sidekick tiger Rajah was played by junior Eric
Howard. These roles as well as the supporting actors, stage crew,
musicians, and behind the scenes support made Aladdin quite a show
to remember.
With all the opportunities St. Lawrence Seminary offers, one of
the most trea-sured is the exchange program between SLS and
Collegium Johanneum (die Loburg), a high school in Ostbevern,
Germany, which has been involved in this exchange since 1989. The
program began with Fr. Ed Dziedziejko, the German teacher at the
time, who connected with the then-all-boys school, and the
rela-tionship has continued through today. Every other year, the
Loburg sends stu-dents to the states and in the alternating years,
SLS sends students to Germany. “I always enjoy having the German
visitors at St. Lawrence. However, my favor-ite part is every other
year when we go to Germany, and I get to eat their famous curry
wurst,” said Mr. Kevin Buelow, the current German teacher, when
asked about the exchange.
This year, the Loburg sent 14 of their students and 2 teachers
to SLS to both ex-perience American culture and practice their
English. SLS students were paired with each of the Germans to show
them around and act as their hosts. Through-
out their time at SLS, the hosts and German visitors bonded
through activities such as bowling, soccer games in the gym, and
even just relaxing and discussing cultural differences. Through
organized trips, the German visitors also spent some time off
campus to experience local sites. Before arriving at SLS, the
visitors spent four days in Washington, D.C., where they saw many
of the monuments and memorials. After arriving at SLS, they visited
the Kohler Design Center, the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee,
Lambeau Field in Green Bay, and Chicago among others. “I really
enjoyed my stay in the States and especially at St. Lawrence.
Everyone was so kind and more hospitable than most back in
Germany,” said Ben Van Ijzerlooij when asked about his stay at SLS.
All the Germans agreed that they would one day like to return to
the States. The continuation of the program for nearly three
decades has helped to build connections across continents and open
the world to students from both schools.
The Saint Lawrence Seminary math team has once again shown the
state what our school is made of! This year, the math team won 1st
place at every single math meet that they compet-ed at in the
conference. The team took third place at the state math meet in
March and also dominated the Flyway Confer-ence meet, with Team One
netting a 1st for SLS for the 5th year in a row. The team’s success
is something to be proud of and is due to the efforts of many.
Over the course of the school year, six students competed on
Team One at every meet. They were Paul Jeon, Adolfo Mora, Gary Kim,
Seung Joo Lee, An Dang, and Joseph Hable. Others
who competed on Team One at different points throughout the year
included Sean D’Souza, Karl Bloker, Michael Nguyen, and Anthony Le.
At conference, in contrast to all the other meets, the top 24
participants were awarded honors on one of three teams. The top
eight were awarded First Team All-Conference, the next eight were
given Second Team All-Conference, and the final eight earned
honorable mentions. Four students from SLS earned First Team honors
at this year’s conference meet: Adolfo Mora, An Dang, Seung Joo
Lee, and Gary Kim. Sean D’Souza, Joseph Hable, and Paul Jeon earned
Second Team. Finally, Matthew Mortell and Raymond O received
honorable mentions at the meet. Junior Karl Bloker explained, “I
think we did very well at the conference meet. I am very proud of
the members of Team One.”
For the state math meet, the students on Team One compet-ed
against other schools from across the state. This year SLS’s team
took 3rd, falling one point short of the 2nd place team. This
year’s test, according to members of the team, was much harder than
last year’s test, making it harder to earn points.
This year’s math team has carried on the success of previous
years. With four strong senior members of the team graduat-ing, the
team will have to work that much harder to continue their
dominance. But as previous years have shown, no matter what
happens, the students on the math team are dedicated to quality
competition and showing other schools that no matter how small SLS
is, the Hilltoppers still have what it takes to be the best.
The German visitors take in Lambeau Field.
The visitors pose with their junior hosts.
Team One takes 1st palce.
Aladdin runs away from the Royal Guard.
Prince Ali introduces himself to the Sultan.
Jafar acquires the lamp for himself.
Genie is at the command of Jafar.
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By: Peter HallDedicated to a Life for Christ
Every year, a group of juniors goes through the preparation that
is necessary to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Confirmation
in the Catholic Church is one of the three sacra-ments of
initiation for Catholics. The other two initiation rites are the
sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion. Initia-tion rites are
extremely important in the Church if one wishes to become a
lifelong member. After receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation,
Catholics are sealed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit and are
strengthened in their Christian life. While all of the sacraments
are important, Confirmation is especially im-portant because the
candidate must ask for himself to receive this sacrament. This act
gives him a greater sense of responsi-bility and pride in what he
has decided to do.
As the juniors at St. Lawrence Seminary go through their daily
lives and routines, they also take time out of their busy schedules
every Sunday night to attend Confirmation prepara-tion class. While
focusing on topics directly related to Confir-mation, the class
also covers a variety of different topics rang-ing from the gifts
of the Holy Spirit to discerning vocations. The class is taught by
SLS’s Spiritual Life Director Mrs. Margie Buelow, who often brings
in guest speakers to add variety and different views about the
Catholic life that the students can re-late to. Junior Kevin Nguyen
is one of the many candidates this year participating in the class.
He said, “The guest speakers are able to give us a perspective
about what our adult Catholic life is really going to be like.”
Students are given the opportunity to question these guest speakers
and pick their brains to see why they decided to be Catholics for
life. Needless to say, the Con-firmation class provides the
students with a very unique and in-depth perspective on the
Catholic faith.
As the time of their Confirmation nears, the preparing juniors
are faced with a couple of very important questions that they will
have to answer before the big day. One of these questions is what
Confirmation name they will choose. When a person gets confirmed,
they traditionally choose the name of a saint that they will adopt
from then on. Generally, candidates will choose a saint that they
believe exemplifies the kind of Catho-lic that they want to be. The
saint of choice could have similar traits to that of the candidate
or just be one who the candidate especially admires.
The next decision that a candidate will make is that of
choos-ing a sponsor. A Confirmation sponsor must be a confirmed
in-dividual who is at least 16 years old. The role of a
Confirmation sponsor to their candidate is simply to be a strong
and solid role model and guide to those whom they are mentoring.
Spon-sors are often family members such as aunts or uncles, or
older brothers or sisters. However, the honor of sponsorship is not
limited to those in one’s family; a candidate can choose whom-ever
they like as long as they meet the requirements. Mr. Dave Bartel,
the school’s academic dean/principal, has even been honored by
students of the past to be their sponsor.
This year, St. Lawrence’s candidates were confirmed on Sun-day,
April 30th, with Archbishop Jerome Listecki presiding at the Mass.
The event was a great success as many family mem-bers and friends
of the newly confirmed students came up to witness the
once-in-a-lifetime event. As the ceremony conclud-ed, one could not
help but notice the proud smiles on the faces of the newly
confirmed students.
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Recto
r’s Co
rner
Farewell!By: Fr. John Holly
Archbishop Listecki lays hands on a junior candidate.
Archbishop Listecki quizzes junior Eric Howard on his saint.
Archbishop Listecki poses with the family of newly confirmed
junior Joshua Tran.
Juniors perform the multilingual intercessions.
The months have flown by, as they always do here, and we find
ourselves at the end of another school year. A time to give thanks
for the many good things that have gone on during this year.
As I come to the end of my time as Rector, I’m so grateful for
the opportunities of the past five years. Overall, these have been
great years for many different reasons. I’ve been blessed to work
with excellent students. You can’t believe the growth and change
that I see from this office. Just even looking at the seniors these
days, I can’t believe the growth from when they were small
fresh-men trying to find their way around campus!
The staff has been so helpful to me during these years. I’d like
to single out Mr. Bartel, Mr. Buelow and Mr. Schroeder. They truly
love SLS and its students and staff and they show it many times
each day; they have made my job much easier. During these last
months, struggling with a broken hip, they have stepped into all
kinds of things and handled everything so well; I will miss their
efforts in so many ways.
Finally, Mrs. Schmitz is a Godsend day-after-day. Through many
months of dealing with her husband’s sickness, she has continued to
keep everything afloat here.
I am truly blessed. Thank you to all of you for wonderful
years!
By: Yann MemiagheEaster at SLS Easter is a sacred and pivotal
time of the year when Catholics celebrate Jesus Christ’s
resurrection from the dead. It is a hol-iday different from others
as it doesn’t fall on a set date every year. Lent, a 40-day period
leading up to Easter Sunday, is a time meant for reflection and
sacrifice in homage and love for Jesus Christ. That time is
supposed to represent the 40 days Jesus spent alone, resisting the
temptations by the devil.
The week before Easter is called Holy Week which includes Maundy
Thursday (remembering Jesus’ last supper with His disciples), Good
Friday (commemorating the day of His cruci-fixion) and Holy
Saturday (marking the transformation from His crucifixion and
resurrection).
At St. Lawrence Seminary, the Good Friday schedule began with
morning prayer in the auditorium, as Dr. Rick Voell helped set the
tone of the day and to center all of the students and staff’s minds
on the importance of Jesus’s suffering and death. Then the students
broke into their fraternities and prayed the Way of the Cross with
their mentors. The day also included a special service in which
everyone took the opportunity to kiss the Cross and pay respect to
Christ’s sacrifice.
Pentecost celebrates the day the Church was born. It is
celebrated to commemorate the Holy Spirit’s descent on the Apostles
and the followers of Christ as explained in the second chapter of
the Book of Acts. It is considered the birthday of the Church as it
was when the followers were suddenly given the ability to speak in
the tongues of all nations. The Apostle Peter declared this to be
the fulfillment of the prophecy “I will pour out My Spirit” and
this became part of the continual outpouring of the Spirit to all
believers. The feast eventually became a time to honor the Lord for
His blessings. It takes place 50 days af-ter Easter Sunday and is
typically celebrated with cheerfulness. Throughout the 40-days of
Lent, Holy Week, and the 50 days of the Easter season, Catholics
across the world and students on the Hill were all able to deepen
their relationships with God as they commemorated the Church’s
beginning.
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A normal high school student needs to think about his future
beyond the present and ponder, “What should I do after high
school?” Some might want to earn big money and seek to be a doctor,
lawyer, or practice another high-paying profession. Some have very
specific talents and pursue becoming a pro-fessional athlete or
musician. When asked what is your career goal after high school and
someone replies, “I want to become a priest,” the general reaction
is often something like, “Why?” It is not a high-paying nor a
specific talent-oriented job. Based on the job description, it
seems illogical to some to become a priest. However, the people who
choose to become priests do not look at their salary nor their
sports or artistic abilities. So, one might ask: What does make
people want to choose a reli-gious life?
On Friday, March 31st, four presenters talked about the rea-sons
they chose religious life during the Church Career Aware-ness
Program, or CCAP, at St. Lawrence Seminary: Br. Nick Blattner, Br.
Jason Graves, and Br. Brenton Ertel, Capuchin brothers in St. Clare
Friary in Chicago, IL, and Fr. Pushparaj, a recent addition to the
staff of SLS. Students were able to lis-ten to these four
presenters in place of their regular classes.
The speakers explained why they personally chose a religious
life, the process to become a Capuchin, and the next step of their
goals. Each presentation was forty minutes, and between presenters,
fraternities were given time for reflection as stu-dents pondered
whether they wanted to become a priest or fri-ar. Through CCAP, the
school was able to promote the career of religious life. “Overall,
I thought it was interesting to hear the story of the Capuchins,”
Suemeng Lor, a senior, explained, “and some were really relatable
to us.”
Each presenter had his own unique story that led him to
reli-gious life. Br. Nick explained he went to the novitiate in
Califor-nia but left because of his uncertainty and self-doubt.
However, he made it through a second try when life back home led
him to reconsider his choices. Br. Jason wanted to go to a law
school, but when his application was misplaced, he ended up in a
po-sition serving underprivileged youth and rethinking his career
choice. Br. Brenton faced some questions at home as one of his
parents is Lutheran and wondered if the priesthood would be the
best career path for him to pursue. Fr. Pushparaj wanted to become
a diocesan priest rather than Capuchin priest due to the dull color
of the Franciscan habit, but he changed his mind when he saw the
work that the Capuchins were doing and the opportunity to help in
many different places. Their stories were not extraordinary; their
stories were normal and relatable to each student. Each of their
main messages was to pray for God’s guidance, talk to their
neighbors, friends and family, and take time to think. Though each
had a very different path to the Capuchins, it was because they
listened to God that they ended up there. The process of being a
Capuchin, according to them, is a long journey that one continues
to discern throughout the process before the final vows.
A seminary, by definition, is an institute to train young
priests, which originated in the Middle Ages. Western society may
have changed in culture and values, but the original pur-pose still
speaks today. SLS has continued its original purpose of a seminary
and is still encouraging young men to consider a religious life of
holiness through CCAP. Through this program, students were able to
explore the career of religious life.
6 HELPING THROUGH CHRIST 7
By: Mike PerezPennies in a BasketHelp Wanted: Anybody Touched by
God By: Gary Kim
The Masses in the chapel at St. Lawrence Seminary are very
special. There is just something about the unison of every voice
singing in praise of our God that enlivens the worship. This loving
praise of our Lord also often inspires the offering collected
during Sunday Mass.
While most parishes take up two collections, one for maintaining
the church and another for a specific cause like a school or other
project, St. Lawrence only takes up a single collection. The
cantors at the Mass announce the collection’s singular purpose. The
purpose of the collection changes with each quarter of the school
year, but there is a pattern to the cycle.
The first quarter collection traditionally goes towards SLS’s
sister seminary in Tanzania, the Capuchin Seminary of Maua. This
seminary struggles financially and gratefully benefits from SLS’s
support each year. This year, SLS was able to send $5,613.23. The
second quarter collection goes toward a program for giving gifts to
children with incarcerated parents. This program is called Angel
Tree and serves over 100 children this year. That takes some
serious donations. Through the generosity of students, staff,
family and visitors, this quarter’s collection was $7,626.21. The
third quarter collection goes towards a local ministry program to
which SLS has ties. This year the collection served a local food
pantry called Broken Bread, where many students perform ministry
during the year. The total collected for this ministry was
$1,872.17. The fourth quarter collection always goes towards the
mission trip for a group of juniors to the Tex-
as-Mexico border to help the indigent population around the
area. This trip usually involves more than a dozen students and
several staff members who serve the area over a two-week period at
the start of summer break. As of the first week of May, $2,206.82
had been collected for the trip par-ticipants. Fr. Oliver Bambenek,
the librarian friar at St. Lawrence, said he enjoys that the
community gives money for outside ministry, “It keeps us aware of
the rest of the world’s needs and that we can help with that.” As a
small school, the amounts collected are incredible and speak for
the gener-osity of all who attend Mass at St. Lawrence. Thank you
to all who helped support one of these very worthwhile causes and
demonstrated your loving praise of our Lord with your
donations.
BR. JASON GRAVES, OFM CAP.
Simply Professed Friar - Age: 29
From: Hazel Park, Michigan
Current Location: St. Clare Friary, Chicago, IL
Working on: M. Div. at Catholic Theological Union
BR. NICK BLATTNER, OFM CAP.
Simply Professed Friar - Age: 27
From: Valders, Wisconsin
Current Location: St. Clare Friary, Chicago, IL
Working on M.Div. at Catholic Theological Union
BR. BRENTON ERTEL, OFM CAP.
Simply Professed Friar - Age: 32
From: Racine, Wisconsin
Current Location: St. Clare Friary, Chicago, IL
Working on: M. Div. at Catholic Theological Union
FR. ALPHONSO PUSHPARAJ , OFM CAP.
Ordained Priest - Age: 36
Tamil Nadu, India
Current Location: Mount Calvary, WI
Working St. Lawrence Seminary
Br. Brenton Ertel shares his vocation story.
Roses are Red.. By: Matthes Mattes
During the second Sunday of May, th
e students at St. Lawrence Seminary
once again cel-
ebrated the long-standing tradition o
f Mother’s Day. Anna Jarvis is most o
ften credited with
starting the celebration of what we n
ow know as Mother’s Day. In the yea
r 1905, Anna Jarvis
celebrated her late mother who had o
rganized “Mother’s Day Work Clubs” i
n the 1850s to help
provide medicine for the poor, nursin
g care for the sick and care for those
ill with tuberculo-
sis. Others attribute the origin of Mo
ther’s Day to a woman named Juliet
Calhoun Blakely of
Albion, Michigan, and her two sons
who honored her every year. Despit
e its origin, the tra-
dition of honoring Mothers dates bac
k through the centuries, and it is a ti
me to celebrate all
the important women in one’s life. At
the inception of the holiday, it was a
day when people
attended church, wrote letters to thei
r mothers and spent time with their
families. Mother’s
Day continues to turn our attention t
o the roles that Mothers fulfill for us.
At St. Lawrence, Mother’s Day holds a
special place in honoring the Moms o
f SLS. One way
Mothers are honored is through the r
ose sale held by the St. Lawrence’s D
evelopment Office.
Each year the Development Office b
uys roses that it sells right before M
ass. Students may
either get a rose to give to their moth
er if she is present or buy one in hon
or of their mothers
even if she will not be at the Mass. W
hile the day was secular in its creati
on, it has also be-
come a special way to recognize Moth
er Mary in the Catholic church. As the
Church celebrates
Mary’s role as the Mother of Christ, s
he is a fitting example for all Mothers
.
In recent years, many businesses hav
e held special promotions and sales on
Mother’s Day
by selling specific cards and gifts for M
others. Though Mother’s Day has beco
me commercial-
ized in some ways, St. Lawrence stu
dents still love to honor the women
who have cared for
them for so many years.
SLS’s sister seminary in Tanzania, the Capuchin Seminary of
Maua.
The line for Broken Bread in Fond du Lac.
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8 INTENSE COMPETITION 9
By: Isaac VillegasSprinting through the Season
By: Alejandro Reyes
By: Nene Lor
Back Handing into Spring By: Carlos Núñez
Playing on the “Upper Ball Diamond”
Junior Jasper Sampaga prepares to serve.
Senior Priceton La enters the court.
Senior Roberto Silva completes the 1600M.
Freshman Kalvin Yang
prepares for the long
jump.
Even though SLS’s baseball program is not attached to a
conference, SLS continues to carry out its long tradition of
fielding a team. Despite being one of the less popular sports at
SLS, the spring sport attracts some of the most ded-icated and
experienced players. The 2017 season, however, was different from
past years. This is the first year of many that there was to be
only one team. The team also saw the retiring of long-time varsity
coach, Mr. Charles Lefeber, and promotion to head coach of Mr. Chad
Dowland, who had served as
assistant to Mr. Lefeber for many years.The season had a very
slow start with the cancellation of many games
(including the first one) due to the spring rain. This is often
an issue for early games in the season as the fields are often too
wet to play on
without causing damage to them. Despite the slow start, the
baseball team continued to practice and improve their skills as a
team, which was composed of players from all four classes.
The first game for the Hilltoppers against North Fond du Lac
took place in early April and went down as a “win.” That game set
the tone for the
rest of the season. The games to follow were filled with ups and
downs but also saw the building of teamwork from the unlikely
group. As of the first week of
May, the team had won 3, tied 1, and lost 3. “I feel as though
we do better as a close knit team of friends,” said senior John
Zampino, “it gives
everyone a sense of importance.” No matter the ins and outs, the
2017 baseball season will be remembered as the year SLS had only
one team, and “won more.”
The tennis season for the Saint Lawrence Hilltoppers finally
began as spring arrived. The entire varsity team, except one, is a
returning player to the team, and it showed
as the Saint Lawrence tennis team had a great start, winning the
majority their matches but two. Coach Dennis Holm and Coach Larry
Miller led the Hilltoppers throughout the season, with the typical
varsity lineup of Princeton La, Jasper Sampaga, Carlos Núñez, and
David Trinh leading in singles, and the teams of Eric Howard /
Dom-
inic Dy, Adolfo Mora / Bryant Nguyen, and Gary Kim / Mico
Macaraeg leading in doubles. In non-conference meets, Princeton La
and Carlos Núñez would team up for doubles to prepare them in hopes
of qualifying for the State Tournament. The junior varsity squad
also did very well throughout their season and had come a long way
from the start. Soph-omore and new-comer Alexis Rojas said, “Mr.
Holm’s coaching is unique but has helped
me become a better player.” Practice consisted of the coaches
working on the team’s weak points at meets, such as net play and
serves. The team undertook several meets each week throughout their
season, and as they participated in each, the players found
them-selves developing more and more skills. SLS’s tennis team has
had very successful seasons each year, and this continued to be one
of them.
April 12th: @ Home vs
North Fond du Lac: 8-6 (W)
April 24th: @ Manitowoc Lutheran: 8-8 (T)
April 29th: @ Home vs Faith Christian: 6-2(W), 0-10(L)
May 2nd: @ Valders: 5-12 (L)May 3rd: @ Home vs Oshkosh
Lourdes:
11-2(W)
April 6th: @ Kettle Moraine Lutheran: 6th
Place team finish
April 6th: @ Wayland
Academy: 5-2 (W)
April 7th: @ St John’s Military: 7-0 (W)
April 11th: @ Howards Grove: 4-3
(W)
April 25th:@ St. Mary Springs
Academy: 5-2 (W)
May 2nd: @ Home vs University Lake: 4-3
(W)
May 6th: @ Roncalli
Tournament:vs Two Rivers:
5-2 (W)
vs ManitowocRoncalli: 2-5
(L)
April 4th: @Kewaskum:
1-6 (L)
TENNIS RESULTS
CURRENT RECORD 8W-3L
Track season kicked off in March and, while the weather was
often still cool and rainy, there was much prepara-tion for the
rapidly approaching meets. The track team began its competition on
Tuesday, March 21st, as teammates
competed in a meet held at UW-Oshkosh. The 4x200M relay team of
Andrew Nguyen, Yann Memiaghe, Martin Vu, and J.P. Ajide earned 8th
place. The 4x400M relay team
of J.P. Ajide, Gerard Fernandes, Wilson Burge, and Daniel Zavala
had similar results with an 8th place finish. In the 400M race,
Wilson Burge won 2nd place.
The team then went on to take part in a meet at Kettle Moraine
Lutheran on Thursday, April 6th, and took 6th place overall. Some
of the notable achievements
included Yann Memiaghe’s 6th place finish in the 200M, Wilson
Burge’s 2nd place win in the 400M, and Roberto Silva’s 6th and 4th
place finishes in the 800M and 1600M, respectively. In hurdles,
Timothy Nguyen took 3rd place in both the 110M and 300M. In the
4x100M, the group of Andrew Nguyen, Bryan
Truong, Yann Memiaghe, and Isai Luevano took 5th overall. In the
4x400M, Wilson Burge, J.P. Ajide, Daniel Sanchez, and Daniel Zavala
took home 2nd place. Additionally, in field events for the day,
J.P. Ajide and Daniel Sanchez placed 2nd and 6th respectively, in
the long jump. In the triple jump, Wilson
Burge took 8th place, and in the shotput, Jose Mercado took 2nd
place. Coach Phil McCabe said, “The track team has been practicing
and working out to pre-
pare for the conference track meet. We have a good mix of
veteran and young runners who should do well at the Conference
meet.” At that meet in both the 110M hurdles and 300M hurdles,
Timothy Nguyen won 4th. The 4x400M relay team of J.P. Ajide, Wilson
Burge, Daniel Sanchez, and Daniel Zavala took 3rd place. The sprint
medley of Wilson Burge, Roberto Silva, Yann Memiaghe, and Andrew
Nguyen earned 4th place, and the long jump saw J.P. Ajide place
4th. As the season progressed, the team continued to run hard as
each member put his best foot forward at each event.
BASEBALL RESULTS
Freshman Luis Flores winds up a pitch.Senior Fernando
Puente eyes the ball.
CURRENTRECORD 3W-3L-1T March 21st:
@ UW-Oshkosh 3 Top 10 finishes
April 6th: @ KML
8 Top 5 finishes
April 25th: @ NFDL
10 Top 5 finishes
May 2nd: @ Flyway Confer-
ence Relay 5 Top 5 finishes
TRACK RESULTS
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Hilltopics StaffEditors-in-Chief:Paul JeonAdolfo Mora
Writers:Paul Jeon Gary Kim
Nene LorMatthew MattesAdolfo MoraMike Perez Wilson BurgeJoseph
HableEric Howard
Yann MemiagheTom VuPeter Hall Carlos NúñezAlejandro ReyesIsaac
Villegas
Photographers:Devin Do Paul Jeon Adolfo Mora Eric Howard Bryant
NguyenJacob Koehler
Carlos NúñezAlejandro Reyes
Miscellaneous:Michael JimenezRicardo RochaMarc Vargas
David Draftz
Advisor:Mrs. Katie DaaneMrs. Heather Winter
OFF THE HILLBeat the Stress By: Tom Vu
The ACT is one of the many trials that juniors have to undergo
in pursuit of their desired university. The ACT, a major
standard-ized test that many colleges use to determine admissions,
puts a lot of stress on high school students all across the nation.
Over 1.84 million high school students take the ACT annually. The
test consists of four mandatory subject tests: English,
mathematics,
reading, and science. There is also an optional writing portion.
The hours-long test is a major milestone for students as they near
the end of their high school careers.
So how does one prepare for the test? The ACT isn’t exactly a
test that students can study for as it covers all of their
schooling knowledge, but students can al-ways prepare for the test.
On Wednesday, April 5th, the students of St. Lawrence took a day
off their regular classes to either prepare for the upcoming test
or take the ACT Aspire, which gives freshmen and sophomores a feel
for the test. Juniors took the day to prepare by doing online tests
that are similar to the real thing.
The Junior test prep day was led by Mr. Anthony Van Asten, Mrs.
Jenny Tab-bert, Dr. Gereon Welhouse and Mrs. Katie Daane. The
teachers led the students through specific test-taking tips and
reviewed the correct answers for the prac-tice exam. On that day,
the juniors also took an interest survey to see what ca-reer would
fit their skills and interests. Whenever students take the test,
they will hopefully have a few more tools for achieving
success.
How the Magic Works By: Paul JeonWhen the yearbook or Hilltopics
is released, students often look in it to
see how many times they are in a picture. They admire their
looks and page through to find other funny or interesting things.
What many people do not realize, though, are the many hours and
adversity each editor faces in accom-plishing the final
product.
This year the yearbook, which is also known as the Laurentian,
was led by co-editors Alex Pizaña and Roberto Silva, as well as
advisor Mr. Jeff Krieg. The editors were chosen in late April of
last year so they could learn the programs they would use, Adobe
InDesign and Photoshop, and to discuss plans for the next year.
Throughout this year, Alex and Roberto had several major deadlines
to accomplish. The first deadline was on October 5th, when the
cover and the endsheets were due. The next deadline was December
12th, when 71 of the 128 pages were due. The next and the final
deadline was March 9th, by which point the yearbook was completed
and submitted.
Hilltopics is a small magazine-style newspaper published six
times a year that attempts to highlight current events on and off
the Hill. For each issue of Hilltopics, this year’s editors Paul
Jeon and Adolfo Mora, along with advisors Mrs. Katie Daane and Mrs.
Heather Winter, worked to create a unique publi-cation. That
started as the editors created an article list for the issue,
lookeing ahead at the schedule to pick out events happening on the
Hill and around the world. After the article list was made, the
writers were given their assignments and tasked with generating the
newspaper’s content. Once the articles were turned in and the
grammar checks had been made, the editors laid out the 12 pages.
Usually, the editors were given about 2-3 weeks to submit the
issue. After the issue arrived from printing, each student received
one in their mail-boxes.
Both Hilltopics and the Laurentian editors face some big
adversity. The big-gest one is time management. With sports, school
work, and college applica-tions, finding the time to work is the
hardest thing to do for these seniors. Another challenge the
editors of both publications face is generating unique ideas and
layouts for each page. But while there are challenges, editors of
both publications can take a lot of pride in the impressive
products that they are able to provide to the school as a record of
each academic year. Hopefully, it is one that the whole school
community can treasure.
Junior Juan Zuniga considers a prac-tice ACT test question.
The new Hilltopics editors learn the ropes.
Lewis BensettMarquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Logan BurgeMarian UniversityFond du Lac, WI
Joel ChavezDePaul University
Chicago, IL
An DangNorthern Virginia
Community CollegeSpringfield, VA
Ashford D’MelloMarquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Devin DoMarian UniversityFond du Lac, WI
William DonohueSt. Norbert College
De Pere, WI
Jonathan HineshMarian UniversityFond du Lac, WI
Humberto HuertaDePaul University
Chicago, IL
Paul JeonGrinnell College
Grinnell, IA
Gary KimUniversity of
Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI
Princeton LaGeorge Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Nick LeCollege of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
John LopezMarian UniversityFond du Lac, WI
Nene LorMarquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Suemeng LorConcordia University
WisconsinMequon, WI
Isai LuévanoMarquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Matthew MattesWisconsin Indianhead
Technical College-Ashland
Ashland, WI
Ike MbaNorthern Illinois
UniversityDeKalb, IL
Jose MercadoCarroll University
Waukesha, WI
Israel MirandaGeorgia State University
Atlanta, GA
Adolfo MoraUniversity of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Andrew NguyenOld Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
Timothy NguyenSt. Edward’s University
Austin, TX
Nathan OconMarian UniversityFond du Lac, WI
Miguel PerezUniversity of
Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI
Alexander PizañaMarian UniversityFond du Lac, WI
Fernando PuenteWaubonsee Community
CollegeSugar Grove, IL
Roberto SilvaSaint Xavier University
Chicago, IL
Lawton StierUniversity of
Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI
Brian TangJames Madison
UniversityHarrisonburg, VA
David TrinhMontgomery College
Rockville, MD
Bryan TroungUniversity of Central
FloridaOrlando, FL
Mark ValenzuelaUniversity of Illinois-
ChicagoChicago, IL
Martin VuUniversity of Wisconsin–
OshkoshOshkosh, WI
Jefferson WelbeckJames Madison
UniversityHarrisonburg, VA
Mitchell YeakleySaint Mary’s College of
CaliforniaMoraga, CA
John ZampinoSaint Xavier University
Chicago, IL
Congratulations to the Class of 2017 as They Select Schools
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Hilltopics301 Church St.Mt. Calvary, WI 53057
After 6 issues, 72 pages and 98 articles, we are finally done.
It has been a great year from enjoying the brand new St. Joseph
Hall to welcoming German visitors from our sister school in
Germany. The senior class in particular has been on a rollercoaster
ride of high points and very low points. We will surely miss our
time here on the Hill. We have the pleasure of knowing everyone
graduating with us personally rather than being part of a class of
a thousand, typical of a public school. Even after we graduate the
year is not over yet, it is time for the new set of seniors to take
over. Along with new seniors, there are new editors. Eric Howard
and Mico Macaraeg will take our place and we trust that no matter
what path they may choose, they will be able to produce an
excellent Volume 53 of Hilltopics. Creating Hilltopics is not easy:
balancing responsibilities, working to meet deadlines, meeting the
advisor’s demands. Eric and Mico will learn all that next year.
Whether it is finding enough topics for articles to fill up all 12
pages or simply deciding what picture would be able to fill up that
1 bit of white space. It takes time and should not be left until
the last minute, which we were guilty of for a few issues. But
after regular disagreements and a good deal more collaboration over
these past 6 issues, we have come to enjoy it. We want to thank all
the writers, photographers and miscellaneous workers for their
time. We also want to thank our 2 advisors Mrs. Katie Daane and
Mrs. Heather Winter for keeping us on track and making sure it all
got done. Thanks for enjoying the 2016-2017 volume of Hilltopics.
We hope readers found it as enjoyable to read as we did as we did
to create.
Sincerely,
Numbers to Keep in Mind
Paul JeonAdolfo Mora
